Summer Zervos filed suit against Trump days before his inauguration, charging that Trump had defamed her on the campaign trail by saying she’d lied about him groping her in 2007. (Alec Tabak/for New York Daily News)

Former "Apprentice" contestant Summer Zervos said in new papers Tuesday that President Trump should be stopped from seeking special immunity he does not deserve in a blatant effort to stall her lawsuit against him.

Zervos filed suit against Trump days before his inauguration, charging that Trump had defamed her on the campaign trail by saying she'd lied about him groping her in 2007.

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Trump has appealed a decision by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Schecter that he must respond to the suit while in office. Trump also argued that Zervos' case should be frozen while the Appellate Division First Department is considered. A stay on the case would prevent Zervos from gathering evidence, including information on how Trump campaign staffers were told to respond to her groping allegations.

Trump's appeal argues that his status as chief executive prevents him from responding to a lawsuit filed in state court as long as he is in his office. (Evan Vucci/AP)

"That (Trump) is not an ordinary litigant is a reason to proceed responsibly, but not to deprive Ms. Zervos of her right to proceed with her case," Zervos attorney Mariann Wang wrote.

"There is a real risk that memories will fade, or that evidence will be lost, if Ms. Zervos is deprived of the opportunity to begin discovery for months or longer."

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Trump's appeal argues that his status as chief executive prevents him from responding to a lawsuit filed in state court as long as he is in his office. Schecter ruled otherwise, writing that "no one is above the law."